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Riot police battle students in the Latin Quarter, Paris, May 1968. Photo by Bruno Barbey/Magnum
Elizabeth I of England (c1588), artist unknown. One of three known as the Armada portraits and on display in Woburn Abbey. Courtesy Wikipedia
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Hashish Smokers by Gaetano Previati, 1877. Private collection. Photo by Getty Images
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From The Secret Companion by R J Brodie London, 1845. Photo by Wellcome Images
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Two Philosophers. Original painting of Gregg Caruso and Daniel Dennett by Andrea Ventura.
Passengers from ditched US Airways flight 1549 await rescue in a frigid Hudson River. The pilot, Chesley Sullenberger said later ‘One way of looking at this might be that for 42 years, I’ve been making small, regular deposits in this bank of experience, education and training. And on January 15 the balance was sufficient so that I could make a very large withdrawal.’ Photo by Eric Thayer/Reuters
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Bhima fighting with Jayadratha in a page from the Mahabharata (c1615), Popular Mughal School, probably done at Bikaner, India. Photo by Getty
Relax! You’ll get there. Photo by Christopher Anderson/Magnum
The Inquisition Scene (1808-1812), by Francisco Goya. Courtesy the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid
Visitors take a selfie photograph in front of Girl with Peaches (1887), by Russian artist Valentin Serov at the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Photo by Alexander Kurov/TASS/Getty
Original artwork by Mary Gernat for First Term at Malory Towers (1946) by Enid Blyton. Photo courtesy theartofenidblyton.com
The Rivals (1876) by Charles Edward Perugini. Photo by Getty Images